Michelle Singletary: Why moms are worth it

11:23 PM,
May 11, 2013

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Michelle Singletary

Here's a no-brainer: Mothers and fathers have different styles of communication when it comes to talking about money.

Fidelity Investments released a study showing that mothers have far more substantive discussions about money than fathers do when talking about estate planning or wills, health and elder care topics, and the ability to cover living expenses in retirement.

Turns out moms are also a little easier to talk to. Sixty-four percent of mothers surveyed said it wasn't hard to start a conversation with their adult children about savings and investments, compared with 54 percent of ...